Run the New Zone as a second steal, not as a reset of your first-zone lab.
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Farther maps assume you already grew something at home.
What the Raise an Anomaly new zone is
The Raise an Anomaly new zone is the map drop named in the 16 September 2026 group shout. It was announced with Merge, Fairy Cake, FAIRY, and Admin Abuse. It is the closest thing this game has to a “second stage.”
There is no official floor plan. This guide is a preparation checklist, not a copied tile map from another wiki.
Do not enter broke
Finish the first-zone lap first: one fed anomaly, food in stock, Speed already comfortable on the starting path. The New Zone is a farther steal, not a replacement lab.
Bring an empty plot slot. A hatch with nowhere to sit is a wasted death run.
Fed anomaly at home.
Food stocked.
Speed trained.
Empty plot slot.
Grow at home first. The New Zone is extra eggs, not extra XP by itself.
Speed is the gate
Community reports say Speed (treadmill) gates higher zones. If you cannot reach the new steal, the fix is Speed, not a new code.
Growth speed passes do not make you run faster. Read the Speed wiki if those two words are still mixed up.
One steal, then home
Treat the New Zone like the crib: grab one egg, leave. Farming it as a death loop empties food at home while the first anomaly starves.
New Zone + Admin Abuse ran 2026-10-03 20:30 UTC to 2026-10-03 21:30 UTC, subtitle “Don't miss out!!”, description empty. That window has ended. An October 11, 2026 virtual-events read returned no rows, so this page still does not name the zone. How to play an Admin Abuse hour — what to carry, what not to Merge — stays on the admin-abuse guide. Events can inflate spawns; they do not inflate plot capacity. Still take one egg home.
Secret eggs in numbered zones
Community text mentions Zone 7 and secret eggs. Those reports are not this New Zone, and they are not the 2026-10-03 session. Secret-egg wording is tracked on the eggs page. If a server message names a location, that message is the source for that session only.
Do not skip a paying hatch to camp a rumour tile.
Success test
You stole one New Zone egg, hatched it at home, and still have the original earner. That is a successful second-zone chapter.
If you lost both bodies, return to the first-zone guide and rebuild before Merge.
FAQ
Raise an Anomaly New Zone: 16 September Update FAQ
When did the Raise an Anomaly new zone come out?
It was announced in the creator group shout on 16 September 2026, alongside Merge and Fairy Cake. New Zone + Admin Abuse ran 2026-10-03 20:30 UTC to 2026-10-03 21:30 UTC, subtitle “Don't miss out!!”, description empty, and that window has ended. An October 11, 2026 virtual-events read returned no rows. That date was a scheduled session, not a floor plan, and not a claim that the 16 September zone was unpublished until October.
Do I need Merge to enter the New Zone?
Nothing official ties Merge to zone entry. Speed and a spare plot slot are the practical gates.